The Dillon tribune., 1887-11-25
A MENDING BUREAU,
WHERE THE TATTERED AND TORN
MAY LIE UP FOR REPAIRS.

Mans Iscnefit-Peace and JOY tor u
NicIscl-Eutton> Scwed on While You
Wait.
You will readily guess what a mending
bureau is. 1t is i. place where the tat
tered and torn may lay up for repairs.
| where the elusive button may be fastened
in its socket tight that it stays there
for he rest Of his natural life, where he
that hath II torn lining to his over
coat may have o new lining put in its
place or the old one brought to IL proper
frame If mind. where rip in the coat
sleeve may he ds"tpretl in genuinely scieil-
! ti1ic style, where the right sort Of treat
ment is administered to all sorts al11 con-
tlitions of dilnpidatcd garments.
\ reporter stood in front Of a big Jew
clry store, wondering if there really were
''great reductions in watches and ,lia-
monds," when he encountered an ac-
quaintancc Of crstwhle secdy but present
dapper appearance.
i've just been to the menliny bureau"
said this worthy, ''and feel like II new
man. The lining of my coat had slipped
its moorings. and every time put on the
coat l sworc new and attractive oaths.
There was fringe ON my troUscr legs. NY
cuffs were pinned on. My pants were
supported only by shoe stsin. and a
piece o. clothes line. Srspent'cr buttons
had none. There We're only two buttons
on my vest, and / kept it on with u ben,
hairpin II had sneezed hard | should
have stood painless amt for!or', before {;
gaping iib;''y world.
rFHitTINti GOOD ANGELS
while il, this sorry plight found this
morning circular of IT, ,neniing bureau
IL was sent /" me by some special tliSpeu-
satlon OF q pt.ng prrvi,Ience I went t.
the mending hur"au and stayed twenty
minutes. They did not repair me com
pletely, for | am a modest man. and the
o11iclatinG angels arc AL Of Tie yentler SEX.
nut my coat lining is in Il state of perfcc-
tlon that fills me with admiration. Ny
Guns are no" properly attached to their |
buttons. Ny vest displays Il goolly array
"L buttons upon it's facade. l am going
nome. WF".e ! shall go TO bed and send a
noy down TO the mendiny bureau with |
those articles OF apparel, iilt. ncn.linc Of |
which cann"l well be done in my pres
cnce, anl 50 saying the mc,mlel and
happy man vanished.
The reporter felt his external raimen, /
al over, but failed to find ANYTHING for
the lnendinG hnret;;i to experiment upon.
tlnaIiy nc hcthought him that there was
bnt one button on the back Of his Prince
ALBERT coaf. Whai do they have ,hos,.
TWO buttons on the back of II coat for.
anyhow? The absence Of one of the duo
u buttons had caused the reporter much
annoyance for sew al weeks 1t dctracted
rom tho symmetry Of his figure. and
sauscd him to walk lop sided. Relief
vas at hand. The reporter sought the
ilenilhg bureau. A. yet it consists of a
lhgle Sood sized room, light and airy,
'nd containin: sewing machines. work
aoles anu chairs. Two or three middle
sgc' ladies' and three "r four young ladies'
we're seated about the room. busily plying
he needle. One was threading n needle
md she performed that intricate onera,
ION so quickly and neatly that it made
he reporter envous Us he recalled past
tru%s;leS o. his own. \ tall young. lady
s'tii an anlscd expression in her elo,,uent {
larA eyes asked the hlusling reporter
mat ne wished to have mended lie re-
lralnea an inclination to say that his
eaft mad suffered u compound fracture.
nd coyly explained that another buttou
II his coat tails was the essential to his
applness. The young lady smiled and
sked the reporter to remove his conf
'eing an unmarried man, unused to
emln'ne so"iety. he biushed like u red
Ell pose; then. remembering with glad
ess that ne had put GA his pink striped,
hhf' III the morning. he took courage,
soN Oh his coat and accepted u pro1fered
halr. The other ladies kept on sewing
u" p'''s no attention to the customer.
THE CONVENIENT BUREAU.
Ihrre were two other Gus, omers in the
nhl, Doth minus coats. One was having
putt"n ,ewcu ON his shirt cuff, and the
1nef had his coat up for repairs. The
'dles seWe't rapidly, and the three con- =
'acts were soon completed The re-
orter was assisted into hi: Goa: ly tho
Ill, dark eyed young lady. This alone
as worth the price of admission nnd
We cents was all that was charged for
ie replacing of the button, ior which the I
'sofahce was given that it weuld STAY as
my as the coat wer" worn.
we nave no regular scale of
ices 's YET, said the managrlpss OF the
"as the mendinw hureau
's 'ni's "rtn running II few days 1t ia
It "rs' institution If the kind in the
est, 'hough there is one in New York
la0 mas n'"'te Il good deal at money. We
lousht that there was Il demand for
''V'tt "Hcrc the hnen'lins uf underwear
'uia be ""ile with neatness and dispatch. r
l'slc gentlemen viii! appreciate the con- a,
'hie"e OF eurc2u where their clothes -,
e looked after in IL good. hoinelika wav ~
1ales who are overhurlenel with tho
res OF housekeeping will also find the 4
'reau convenient, and we expect to have
nsiaerable trade from people who visit
e city and stop at the hotels. We in
MI to make arrangements whereby for
small sum paid weekly or monthly we X
III keep Na''robes in good repair. We
Go quick work aud when we sew a N
,tton on il stays there every time"
Inc reporter realized fully the truth Of -
Sse staNeulenls. There are careless